Author: Troy Coverdale

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Mittie, K-State Reach Deal on 5 Year Contract

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kansas State and women’s basketball coach Jeff Mittie have agreed to a new five-year contract through the 2028-29 season. Wildcats athletic director Gene Taylor announced the deal Friday. The financial terms were not immediately available. Mittie’s previous contract, which was signed in 2022, would have lasted through the 2025-26 season. Mittie […]

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Tang, Cats host #9 Baylor Tuesday night

After suffering their first conference loss by a single point Saturday on the road, the K-State men are back in Manhattan to face ninth-ranked Baylor. The matchup is the only one this season between the squads because of the unbalanced schedule and marks another meeting between Scott Drew on the Baylor bench and his former […]

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Sources: Former Texas Tech Coach Nears Deal on Joining K-State Football Staff

Kansas State’s Chris Klieman appears to be on the cusp of hiring a former Big 12 head coach to become an assistant on his staff. K-State Online was first to report yesterday that former Texas Tech head coach Matt Wells is nearing a deal to become the quarterbacks coach for the Wildcats, a deal that […]

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K-State Defense Holds Early Lead, Cats win Pop-Tarts Bowl 28-19

V.J. Payne’s sack of Brennan Armstrong on a two-point conversion with 1:50 remaining in the third quarter to keep Kansas State with a lead and the Wildcat offense would milk 7:24 off the fourth quarter clock before scoring one final TD to claim a 28-13 win over N.C. State at the Pop-Tarts Bowl. K-State ran […]

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Pop-Tarts Bowl Update: Packed Pep Rally Sets Stage for Game

An estimated 5,000 fans were on hand Wednesday at Pointe Orlando for the Pop-Tarts Bowl Pep Rally, carried live on Newsradio KMAN. Troy Coverdale talked with Dr. Adam Walker of the K-State Alumni Association about the organization’s planning and travel culminating in the pre-game activities. Pop-Tarts Bowl Updates are sponsored by Commerce Bank, Farm Bureau […]

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KMAN Pop-Tarts Bowl Update: Thursday morning

Tonight’s game pits a pair of squads that have lost a lot of pieces coming in. With players leaving for the transfer portal or opting out to prepare for the NFL Draft, it’s a night of opportunity. In K-State’s case a large part of that change comes at wide receiver and, yes, even at punt […]

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Pop-Tarts Bowl Update: Coaches Address the Media

K-State Coach Chris Klieman and NC State Coach Dave Doeren talked with the media Wednesday morning ahead of the Pop-Tarts Bowl on Thursday. Pop-Tarts Bowl Updates are sponsored by Commerce Bank, Farm Bureau Financial Services Agent Joe Wilson in Manhattan and WholeHealth MHK.

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K-State Football Signs 15 in Early Period

The early signing period saw Kansas State’s football program gain the signatures on letters of intent from 15 players, starting early Wednesday morning. Coach Chris Klieman addressed the math behind that number. The signing class consisted of 13 high school prospects and two community-college transfers, hailing from nine different states, including four from Kansas. Four […]

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Cats Get Outhustled on Cold Shooting Day, Fall to Huskers

After scrambling to gain a lead at halftime Sunday afternoon, the K-State men’s basketball team couldn’t maintain in dropping a 62-46 decision to Nebraska. The Huskers out rebounded the Wildcats by 17 and the Cats only managed four field goal makes after halftime (16%) in suffering their third loss of the season and their first […]

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